Mykola Glotov, an attorney, helps during a Òspecial consultationÓ for potential clients who are children of the Second World War, Rivne, Ukraine, June 15, 2011. This vulnerable group is made up of seniors, most of whom are not receiving proper compensation as promised by the government. The legal team advises them on how to properly fill out forms and submit them to the courthouse, while encouraging them not to give up on their rights. More than half of the worldÕs population, four billion people, live outside the rule of law, with no effective title to property, access to courts or redress for official abuse. The Open Society Justice Initiative is involved in building capacity and developing pilot programs through the use of community-based advocates and paralegals in Sierra Leone, Ukraine and Indonesia. The pilot programs, which combine education with grassroots tools to provide concrete solutions to instances of injustice, help give poor people some measure of control over their lives.
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